The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-05-21

Whereas, A petition signed by more than
| fifty taxpayers of the Parish OF Galeasieu has
been presented to the Police Jury OF said
| parish praying the enactment by said Police
Jury, tor an ordinance to encourage sheep
\ husbandry and protect sheep from the Faya-
| ges Of dogs, al. provided for in Sec. 8, of Act
4 No. Ill of the General Assembly. Therefore
| by virtue Of act No. Ill of the Acts of the
Legislature Of the State of Louisiana, of
1885, authorizing and empowering the Police
Jufies of the different parishes Of the State
to pass such ordinances as may be necessary
| 70 carry ont the provision of said act in ali
| Its different provisions.
SECTION 1. BE IL Ordained by tle Police
Jerry Of The Eariahg Of GGleaSiels, That It shall
be unlawful for any person or persons to
keep or suffer TO run at large, any sheep
killing dog owned or possessed by them,
4 knowing the same to be such, or that any
/ dog thus kept or owned BY any person as
aforesaid, that shall have killed, wounded
MANNED or bitten any sheep or lamb, or in
any manner damaged the same, the owner or
keeper Of said deg shall be deemed guilty OF
q misdemeanoT, and shall, upon conviction,
be fined not less thar twenty-five dollars nor
4 more than one hundred dollara, OriMprisoned
not less than thirty days, or both, ut the dis
erection of the court.
SEc. q BE il further Olt7ajsaed. That It
! shall be the duty Of any citizen who knows
of any person keeping any dog as described
| In the foregoing section, that has killed Bit
ten, MANNED Or damaged amy sheep on lamb,
to report and make affidavit to the fact be-
fore any justice Of the peace Of this parish,
and 1t shall be the duty OF said justice to Isl
sue q warrant directed to the constable OF
his ward, or to the sheriff Of said parish, com
manding him To proceed without delay to
the place where said dog may be kept and
then and there TO take said dog and destroy
the same, and all the expenses Incurred BY
tho said s97zf and nfhar
and executing said warrant shall be paid by
the owner or possessor Of the dog destroyed,
aud In case the said owner or p0saasB0r OF
said dog shall fail Or neglect 10 pay the cost
incurred as fnresaid, after an account of the
same shall have been certified 70 BY the said
justice AZ being correct, he shall pay q fine
" not Less than ten dollars nor move than
twenty-five dollars, 70 be collected BIZ civil
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Perish before any court of competent jaris-
diefian.
SEC. 3. "a d further Ordained, That my
dog 0Naed Or kept as aforesaid, that shall
have KILLED, wounded MANNED or damaged
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the oNnertor keeper af said dog shall tie LA
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